Brecon and Radnor Express and Powys County Times
Brecon Cou ty Show 2010
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Traditional family fun at Brecon County Show 2010
THE cups at this year’s Brecon Show on Saturday, August 7 will be presented in the grand parade at 2.30pm by the well known and now retired veterinary surgeon Ben Harries MRCVS. Among the attractions at Brecon Show
2010 are the Flyin’ Ryan motorcycle stunt team. Ex-motocross champion Ryan is joined by his son and his daughter.
Flyin’ Ryan Griffiths Championship
motocross competitor has taken his skills gained from over 30 years of schoolboy and professional motocross racing and has produced a show enjoyed by motorcyclists and non motorcyclists alike. Riding a high powered motocross bike,
and Internat iona l ex British
for Dog Agility organised by the Golden Valley Dog Training Club and the YFC Charity Tractor Pull” All the regular marquee events will
be there - the horticulture tent, the rural craft tent, the food hall
Flyin’ Ryan performs huge motorcycle jumps over cars, steam engines, or anything else he can get his hands on. Ryan performs wheelies with only one hand, one leg, standing up, sitting down, and whilst standing on his seat. Agr icultural show regular
Mei r i on Owen ma kes an appearance with his Quack Pack and there’s a steam and vintage machinery display with a vintage and classic cars parade at 3pm. Alongside
livestock classes, visitors
Barbara Green says: “There’s quite a big dog section with over 120 competitors in the dog agility show. The r e’s
exempt ion (exempt from Kennel Club rules)
dog show. Look out
Tractor candy - the history of John Deere
THE sight of the iconic green and yellow of John Deere’s machinery will be familiar to all those in the farming fraternity. It’s something that many of us
trike to the time we first got behind the wheel of the real thing. Paying homage to this special
will have grown up with, from our very first
pedal-powered Deere
relationship between man and machine of
encyclopedia of 2000, John Deere -
is The Bigger Book a
concerned with the world’s leading farm equipment brand. The first edition, published in sold more
copies worldwide, and this updated edition includes this decade’s new Big Green machines. The new book is jam-packed with
more than 600 photos of tractors, model variations, brochures, toys and other memorabilia. The guide is compiled Don the world’s leading
Macmillan, than 100,000 all things complete
John Deere brand. Nine compelling chapters chart
developments from John Froelich’s revolutionary tractor to the Dain All Wheel Drive, the Waterloo Boy, the great Johnny Poppers and on to the New Generation of Power and through to the modern-day machines-
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the guide really is an and novelty al so th e  the horses
handicraft tent. Barbara adds: inter
“The relay
good this year. It’s a competition betwee n
hunts competing with
over jumps and obst a c l es li ke gates and fences - anything
look out for the ‘Stars of the Future’ Limosin show for Limosin calves born in 2009 and one year old. Show s e c r e t a r y
should and each
l o c a l other
might find in a real hunt. It’s organised by Brecon and Talgarth Hunt.” The judging of the supreme horse
they should
hunt be
tent and the or pony will County Show is at
Brecon and starts at 7am with a finish at 7pm. For more information call Barbara Green on 01559 371557.
take place at 2pm. Brecon the Showground in
Meirion Owen’s Quack Pack
Brecon County Sh
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collection of tractor photographs, the
overview of the timeline charting the growing achievements of
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book is an For the Deere enthusiast
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     
The Bigger Book of John Deere 
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